Crystal ball showsmurky projectionsfor most Sox players

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Certainly plenty of Red Sox fans partake in fantasy baseball, but if they were completely honest, they would have to agree that using high draft picks on Red Sox players is not a winning strategy.

As the accompanying lists show, only Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz crack the top 3 at any position in ESPN’s fantasy rankings for 2014. Nobody else on the team comes close to the top-ranked position players.

Here’s a look at the positional rankings for each of the projected Red Sox starters, followed by the top players at each position:

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